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US9873165B2
US9873165B2 US14/914,006 US201414914006A US9873165B2 US 9873165 B2 US9873165 B2 US 9873165B2 US 201414914006 A US201414914006 A US 201414914006A US 9873165 B2 US9873165 B2 US 9873165B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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    • B23K20/129—Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating the heat being generated by friction; Friction welding specially adapted for particular articles or workpieces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K31/00—Processes relevant to this subclass, specially adapted for particular articles or purposes, but not covered by only one of the preceding main groups
    • B23K31/12—Processes relevant to this subclass, specially adapted for particular articles or purposes, but not covered by only one of the preceding main groups relating to investigating the properties, e.g. the weldability, of materials
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • B23P15/00—Making specific metal objects by operations not covered by a single other subclass or a group in this subclass
    • B23P15/10—Making specific metal objects by operations not covered by a single other subclass or a group in this subclass pistons
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B15/00—Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith
    • F15B15/08—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit
    • F15B15/14—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit of the straight-cylinder type
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    • F15B15/1457—Piston rods
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
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    • F16C7/02—Constructions of connecting-rods with constant length
    • F16C7/023—Constructions of connecting-rods with constant length for piston engines, pumps or the like
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16J—PISTONS; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2101/00—Articles made by soldering, welding or cutting
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C2226/00—Joining parts; Fastening; Assembling or mounting parts
    • F16C2226/30—Material joints
    • F16C2226/36—Material joints by welding

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  • the present invention relates to a piston rod manufacturing method.
  • a rod main body and a rod head are generally manufactured by processing a steel material manufactured by continuous casting. Impurities caused by center segregation exist in a central portion of the steel material manufactured by the continuous casting. Therefore, there is a risk that delayed fracture is caused at a center segregation portion if the rod main body and the rod head are joined by friction welding.
  • JP2011-56531A discloses a piston rod manufacturing method including a step of hollowing out respective axial center portions of a rod main body and a rod head from respective end surfaces thereof to remove impurities caused by center segregation, and a step of joining the respective end surfaces of the rod main body and the rod head by friction welding.
  • the respective end surfaces of the rod main body and the rod head are joined integrally by friction welding after the impurities existing in the axial center portion have been removed, and thereby, it is possible to manufacture a piston rod having the joining face with no impurities. Therefore, in accordance with the piston rod manufacturing method disclosed in JP2011-56531A, it is possible to improve the joint strength between the rod main body and the rod head.
  • a piston rod manufacturing method of manufacturing a piston rod by joining a solid rod main body and a solid rod head includes a first step of joining respective end surfaces of the rod main body and the rod head by friction welding; and a second step of performing boring process on an axial center portion from the rod head side so as to penetrate through a joining face between the rod main body and the rod head.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a rod main body and a rod head prior to a piston rod manufacturing process, in which a part thereof is shown in a sectional view;
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first step in a piston rod manufacturing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which a part thereof is shown in a sectional view;
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second step in the piston rod manufacturing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which a part thereof is shown in a sectional view;
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a piston rod that is manufactured by the piston rod manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, in a case in which burrs on an outer circumference of the piston rod are not removed.
  • a piston rod 1 is manufactured by joining a rod main body 2 and a rod head 3 by friction welding.
  • the piston rod 1 is inserted into a cylinder main body of a fluid pressure cylinder used as an actuator (not shown) so as to be freely movable back and forth.
  • the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are manufactured by processing solid carbon steel manufactured by continuous casting. Steel having a carbon content of 0.45%, for example, is used as the carbon steel.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 prior to a manufacturing process of the piston rod 1 (prior to the friction welding).
  • the rod main body 2 has a small-diameter portion 2 a linked to a piston (not shown) that slides in the cylinder main body and a solid large-diameter portion 2 b having a larger diameter than the small-diameter portion 2 a .
  • a planar end surface 2 c is formed on the large-diameter portion 2 b of the rod main body 2 .
  • the rod head 3 has an annular clevis 3 a that is connected to a load and a solid body portion 3 b having the same diameter as the large-diameter portion 2 b of the rod main body 2 .
  • a planar end surface 3 c is formed on the body portion 3 b.
  • the piston rod 1 is manufactured by integrally joining the end surface 2 c of the solid large-diameter portion 2 b of the rod main body 2 and the end surface 3 c of the solid body portion 3 b of the rod head 3 by the friction welding.
  • the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are manufactured by processing a solid steel material manufactured by continuous casting. Impurities contained in molten steel are more likely to remain in liquid than in solid, and therefore, during the continuous casting, impurities tend to accumulate in an axial center portion that solidifies last. Thus, impurities caused by center segregation exist in the axial center portion of the steel material manufactured by continuous casting. Therefore, impurities caused by center segregation exist in an axial center portion of the rod main body 2 and an axial center portion of the body portion 3 b of the rod head 3 . In FIGS. 1 to 3 , impurities 10 are schematically illustrated by dotted lines.
  • a first step the respective end surfaces 2 c and 3 c of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are joined by the friction welding. Specific procedures of the friction welding that is the first step will be described below.
  • the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are disposed coaxially such that the respective end surfaces 2 c and 3 c face to each other.
  • the burrs 12 are discharged until a boundary point 12 c between a burr 12 a of the rod main body 2 and a burr 12 b of the rod head 3 appears on the outer side of respective outer circumferential surfaces of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 .
  • the burrs 12 on the outer circumferential side of the piston rod 1 are removed, and the respective outer circumferences of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are processed into a smooth continuous state.
  • the burrs 12 on the outer circumferential side of the piston rod 1 may be removed after completion of the first step, or may be removed after completion of a second step, which will be described below.
  • the removal of the burrs 12 needs not be performed, and the burrs 12 may remain on the outer circumferential side of the piston rod 1 .
  • a quality inspection by means of a nondestructive test such as an ultrasonic flaw inspection, is performed on a friction-welded portion between the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 .
  • a quality inspection it is possible to detect a defective joining or the like in the friction-welded portion.
  • a boring process is performed, in which a hole 13 that penetrates from the rod head 3 side through the joining face 11 between the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 is formed in the axial center portion.
  • the boring process as the second step is performed by inserting a cutting tool, such as a drill, from the rod head 3 side so as to pass through the respective axial center portions of the rod head 3 and the rod main body 2 .
  • the cutting tool is inserted from the left side in FIG. 3 so as to pass through the axial center portion of the rod head 3 from the clevis 3 a to the body portion 3 b of the rod head 3 .
  • the cutting tool continues to advance and penetrates through the joining face 11 .
  • the cutting tool is inserted until it passes through the axial center portion of the rod main body 2 and reaches a predetermined depth.
  • the boring process is performed by inserting the cutting tool so as to penetrate through the joining face 11 between the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 .
  • An insertion depth of the cutting tool after penetrating through the joining face 11 is determined by performing a test or an inspection on the joined body consisting of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 formed in the first step. Specifically, by performing the test or the inspection on some of the joined bodies formed in the first step as samples, a depth of a portion that needs to be removed of a center segregation portion in which the impurities 10 have accumulated is determined. In addition, as to a hole diameter of the hole 13 formed by the boring process, similarly to the depth, an optimal diameter is selected in accordance with a result of the test or the inspection on the joined body.
  • the second step including the boring process in which the center segregation is removed is performed after the first step in which the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are joined by the friction welding. Therefore, there is no bead on an inner circumference of the hole 13 of the piston rod 1 . Thus, the stress does not concentrate on the inner circumferential side of the hole 13 .
  • the depth and the diameter of the hole 13 are determined in accordance with a result of the test or the inspection performed on the joined body formed in the first step with the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 . Therefore, even if the depth or the diameter of the center segregation portion that needs to be removed of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 is different due to variations in material lots, it is possible to reliably remove the center segregation portion of the axial center portion.
  • An opening of the hole 13 formed in the second step may be sealed by using a plug etc.
  • the boring process is performed on the axial center portion such that the hole penetrates through the joining face 11 from the rod head 3 side.
  • the impurities 10 caused by center segregation.
  • no stress is concentrated on the inner circumferential side of the hole 13 . Therefore, it is possible to suppress deterioration of durability of the joined body.
  • the piston rod 1 can be manufactured using an inexpensive, relatively low-quality material, it is possible to reduce a manufacturing cost.

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A piston rod manufacturing method of manufacturing a piston rod by joining a solid rod main body and a solid rod head includes a first step of joining respective end surfaces of the rod main body and the rod head by friction welding; and a second step of performing boring process on an axial center portion from the rod head side so as to penetrate through a joining face between the rod main body and the rod head.

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TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a piston rod manufacturing method.
BACKGROUND ART
A rod main body and a rod head are generally manufactured by processing a steel material manufactured by continuous casting. Impurities caused by center segregation exist in a central portion of the steel material manufactured by the continuous casting. Therefore, there is a risk that delayed fracture is caused at a center segregation portion if the rod main body and the rod head are joined by friction welding.
JP2011-56531A discloses a piston rod manufacturing method including a step of hollowing out respective axial center portions of a rod main body and a rod head from respective end surfaces thereof to remove impurities caused by center segregation, and a step of joining the respective end surfaces of the rod main body and the rod head by friction welding.
Accordance to the piston rod manufacturing method disclosed in JP2011-56531A, the respective end surfaces of the rod main body and the rod head are joined integrally by friction welding after the impurities existing in the axial center portion have been removed, and thereby, it is possible to manufacture a piston rod having the joining face with no impurities. Therefore, in accordance with the piston rod manufacturing method disclosed in JP2011-56531A, it is possible to improve the joint strength between the rod main body and the rod head.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
In the piston rod manufacturing method disclosed in JP2011-56531A, because the respective end surfaces of the rod main body and the rod head are hollowed out before the friction welding, beads are formed on the inner circumferential side of the joining face by the friction welding. Because the beads formed on the inner circumferential side cannot be removed after the friction welding, stress is concentrated on root portions of the beads, and the joined body may be fractured from the joining face.
It is an object of the present invention to suppress deterioration of durability of the joined body.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a piston rod manufacturing method of manufacturing a piston rod by joining a solid rod main body and a solid rod head includes a first step of joining respective end surfaces of the rod main body and the rod head by friction welding; and a second step of performing boring process on an axial center portion from the rod head side so as to penetrate through a joining face between the rod main body and the rod head.
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FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a rod main body and a rod head prior to a piston rod manufacturing process, in which a part thereof is shown in a sectional view;
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first step in a piston rod manufacturing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which a part thereof is shown in a sectional view;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second step in the piston rod manufacturing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which a part thereof is shown in a sectional view; and
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a piston rod that is manufactured by the piston rod manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, in a case in which burrs on an outer circumference of the piston rod are not removed.
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An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In a piston rod manufacturing method according to this embodiment, a piston rod 1 is manufactured by joining a rod main body 2 and a rod head 3 by friction welding. In this embodiment, the piston rod 1 is inserted into a cylinder main body of a fluid pressure cylinder used as an actuator (not shown) so as to be freely movable back and forth.
The rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are manufactured by processing solid carbon steel manufactured by continuous casting. Steel having a carbon content of 0.45%, for example, is used as the carbon steel.
The rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 prior to a manufacturing process of the piston rod 1 (prior to the friction welding).
The rod main body 2 has a small-diameter portion 2 a linked to a piston (not shown) that slides in the cylinder main body and a solid large-diameter portion 2 b having a larger diameter than the small-diameter portion 2 a. A planar end surface 2 c is formed on the large-diameter portion 2 b of the rod main body 2.
The rod head 3 has an annular clevis 3 a that is connected to a load and a solid body portion 3 b having the same diameter as the large-diameter portion 2 b of the rod main body 2. A planar end surface 3 c is formed on the body portion 3 b.
The piston rod 1 is manufactured by integrally joining the end surface 2 c of the solid large-diameter portion 2 b of the rod main body 2 and the end surface 3 c of the solid body portion 3 b of the rod head 3 by the friction welding.
The rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are manufactured by processing a solid steel material manufactured by continuous casting. Impurities contained in molten steel are more likely to remain in liquid than in solid, and therefore, during the continuous casting, impurities tend to accumulate in an axial center portion that solidifies last. Thus, impurities caused by center segregation exist in the axial center portion of the steel material manufactured by continuous casting. Therefore, impurities caused by center segregation exist in an axial center portion of the rod main body 2 and an axial center portion of the body portion 3 b of the rod head 3. In FIGS. 1 to 3, impurities 10 are schematically illustrated by dotted lines.
Next, a manufacturing process of the piston rod 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
In a first step, the respective end surfaces 2 c and 3 c of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are joined by the friction welding. Specific procedures of the friction welding that is the first step will be described below.
(1) As shown in FIG. 1, the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are disposed coaxially such that the respective end surfaces 2 c and 3 c face to each other.
(2) Next, as shown in FIG. 2, while rotating the rod head 3 about its central axis, the rod main body 2 is moved towards the rod head 3 such that the end surface 2 c of the rod main body 2 is pressed against the end surface 3 c of the rod head 3. As a result, friction heat is generated on a joining face 11, and the vicinity of the joining face 11 is softened by the friction heat.
(3) Rotation of the rod head 3 is stopped when the pressed rod main body 2 has moved by a predetermined amount of displacement.
(4) The rod main body 2 is pressed further against the rod head 3 side by a large load, and thereby, a high-temperature portion in the vicinity of the joining face 11 is caused to plastically flow to the outer circumferential side, as shown in FIG. 2, and is discharged in the form of burrs 12. As described above, because the high-temperature portion in the vicinity of the joining face 11 is discharged to the outer circumferential side in the form of the burrs 12, even when impurities exist at the joining face 11, the impurities are discharged effectively so that the joining face 11 is clean. Note that, as shown in FIG. 2, the burrs 12 are discharged until a boundary point 12 c between a burr 12 a of the rod main body 2 and a burr 12 b of the rod head 3 appears on the outer side of respective outer circumferential surfaces of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3.
(5) Finally, the pressed state achieved in the above-mentioned (4) is maintained for a predetermined amount of time in order to promote mutual diffusion between the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 at the joining face 11, thereby joining of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 is completed. As described above, the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are joined by the friction welding.
As shown in FIG. 3, after completion of joining, the burrs 12 on the outer circumferential side of the piston rod 1 are removed, and the respective outer circumferences of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are processed into a smooth continuous state. The burrs 12 on the outer circumferential side of the piston rod 1 may be removed after completion of the first step, or may be removed after completion of a second step, which will be described below. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the removal of the burrs 12 needs not be performed, and the burrs 12 may remain on the outer circumferential side of the piston rod 1.
After the completion of the first step, a quality inspection by means of a nondestructive test, such as an ultrasonic flaw inspection, is performed on a friction-welded portion between the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3. By performing such a quality inspection, it is possible to detect a defective joining or the like in the friction-welded portion.
Next, in the second step, as shown in FIG. 3, a boring process is performed, in which a hole 13 that penetrates from the rod head 3 side through the joining face 11 between the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 is formed in the axial center portion.
The boring process as the second step is performed by inserting a cutting tool, such as a drill, from the rod head 3 side so as to pass through the respective axial center portions of the rod head 3 and the rod main body 2. The cutting tool is inserted from the left side in FIG. 3 so as to pass through the axial center portion of the rod head 3 from the clevis 3 a to the body portion 3 b of the rod head 3. After reaching the joining face 11 between the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3, the cutting tool continues to advance and penetrates through the joining face 11. The cutting tool is inserted until it passes through the axial center portion of the rod main body 2 and reaches a predetermined depth. As described above, in the second step, the boring process is performed by inserting the cutting tool so as to penetrate through the joining face 11 between the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3.
An insertion depth of the cutting tool after penetrating through the joining face 11 is determined by performing a test or an inspection on the joined body consisting of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 formed in the first step. Specifically, by performing the test or the inspection on some of the joined bodies formed in the first step as samples, a depth of a portion that needs to be removed of a center segregation portion in which the impurities 10 have accumulated is determined. In addition, as to a hole diameter of the hole 13 formed by the boring process, similarly to the depth, an optimal diameter is selected in accordance with a result of the test or the inspection on the joined body.
By performing the boring process as described above, it is possible to remove the center segregation portion of the axial center portion that causes delayed fracture. In addition, because the boring process is performed such that the hole penetrates through the joining face 11 between the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3, it is possible to prevent occurrence of separation fracture caused by delayed fracture at the joining face 11.
In addition, the second step including the boring process in which the center segregation is removed is performed after the first step in which the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are joined by the friction welding. Therefore, there is no bead on an inner circumference of the hole 13 of the piston rod 1. Thus, the stress does not concentrate on the inner circumferential side of the hole 13.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the depth and the diameter of the hole 13 are determined in accordance with a result of the test or the inspection performed on the joined body formed in the first step with the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3. Therefore, even if the depth or the diameter of the center segregation portion that needs to be removed of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 is different due to variations in material lots, it is possible to reliably remove the center segregation portion of the axial center portion.
An opening of the hole 13 formed in the second step may be sealed by using a plug etc. With such a configuration, when the piston rod 1 is used in an environment in which rust is easily formed, it is possible to prevent formation of rust within the hole 13.
According to the embodiment mentioned above, the advantages described below are afforded.
With the manufacturing method of the piston rod 1 in this embodiment, after the respective end surfaces 2 c and 3 c of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are joined by the friction welding, the boring process is performed on the axial center portion such that the hole penetrates through the joining face 11 from the rod head 3 side. Thus, it is possible to remove the impurities 10 caused by center segregation. In addition, because there is no bead inside the hole 13 of the piston rod 1, no stress is concentrated on the inner circumferential side of the hole 13. Therefore, it is possible to suppress deterioration of durability of the joined body.
In addition, by performing the boring process on the joined body consisting of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3, it is possible to remove the impurities 10 caused by center segregation, and thereby, a material having a relatively low quality that contains the impurities 10 caused by center segregation in large quantity can be used to manufacture the piston rod 1. In other words, according to this embodiment, because the piston rod 1 can be manufactured using an inexpensive, relatively low-quality material, it is possible to reduce a manufacturing cost.
In addition, in a case of a piston rod manufacturing method in which the respective axial center portions of the rod main body 2 and the rod head 3 are hollowed out from the respective end surfaces in advance, and the friction welding is performed thereafter, a hollow space is already formed inside the resultant joined body. In such a case, when a quality inspection by means of a nondestructive test is performed on the friction-welded portion, the hollow space is detected as a defect. In contrast, in this embodiment, because the boring process is performed on the axial center portion after the joining by the friction welding, it is possible to perform a quality inspection by means of a nondestructive test on the friction-welded portion before the hole 13 is formed. Therefore, according to this embodiment, in the quality inspection by means of the nondestructive test on the friction-welded portion, a situation in which an internal hollow space is detected as a defect is avoided, and it is possible to reliably detect only defective items.
The embodiments of the present invention described above are merely illustration of some application examples of the present invention and not of the nature to limit the technical scope of the present invention to the specific constructions of the above embodiments.
The present application claims a priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-174759 filed with the Japan Patent Office on Aug. 26, 2013, all the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

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The invention claimed is:
1. A piston rod manufacturing method of manufacturing a piston rod by joining a solid rod main body and a rod head having an annular clevis connected to a load and a solid body portion, comprising:
a first step of joining an end surface of the rod main body and an end surface of the body portion of the rod head at a joining face by friction welding; and
a second step of performing a boring process on an axial center portion from the rod head side so as to form a hole that penetrates from the rod head side through the clevis and the joining face and into the rod main body; wherein the second step is performed after the first step.
2. The piston rod manufacturing method according to claim 1, further comprising
a third step of sealing at least one of respective holes formed in the clevis and in the body portion in the second step with a sealing member.
3. The piston rod manufacturing method according to claim 1, further comprising
a step of performing a quality inspection by means of a nondestructive test on a friction-welded portion between the rod main body and the rod head after the first step and before the second step.
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